Diversity in UK Politics – Facts and Figures

Diversity in UK Politics – Facts and Figures

Diversity in Parliament – where are we now?

The Cameron-Coalition era. Brexit. The snap election. More visits to the polls mean more visible politicians, on our screens and through our letterboxes. And that means more questions over exactly how representative our representatives are. Whatever your party persuasion, here are our 6 reasons to be cheerful when it comes to diversity in UK politics after Election 2017 and the events of last night:

This is after a fall in the number of disabled MPs in the 2015 election.

Marsha de Cordova, who is registered blind, won for Labour in the battleground seat of Battersea. In Sheffield Hallam, Jared O’Mara, who has Cerebral Palsy Hemiparesis, unseated the former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Both new MPs are also prominent activists for disability rights, including calls for better diversity monitoring and improved declaration rates across Parliament.